School-Parent Interaction Session 2017

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1 School-Parent Interaction Session Attentive Form Teacher Mrs Susan Tan Co-Form Teacher 1 Mdm Siti Alawiah Co-Form Teacher 2 Mrs Katherine Chow

2 A little about myself Teaching in White Sands Pri Sch for 15 years Currently only teaching PE and HE Mother of 2 teenage girls Believe every child can learn and each child has his/her own unique personality and talents.

3 Objectives of this Interaction Session Foster School-Parent Collaboration Share Discipline Policies Seek support for school initiatives and activities

4 The Impact of Parent Involvement

5 Triple P - Positive Parenting Program (SFE) Aim: Prevent behavioural, emotional and developmental problems in children by enhancing the knowledge, skills and confidence of parents The evaluation study on Triple P has shown Improved parenting competency Reduced parenting stress Reduced negative emotional states Reduced child s difficult behaviour.

6 Fill up the questionnaire to help us match you with the right programme

7 Tentative Dates of Triple P Level 2 Seminars Saturday, 6 May am 11.00am Saturday, 22 July am 11.00am Saturday, 19 August am 11.00am Triple P Level 2 Seminars (Primary) 3 X 90 minutes parenting seminars 3 seminars include: (i) Power of Positive Parenting (ii) Raising Confident, Competent Children (iii) Raising Resilient Children Please contact our FamilyMatters@School coordinator Ms Javen Ho at OR sfe_wsps7@yahoo.com.sg if you need assistance or more information

8 Our Mission To Nurture Caring Hearts, Creative Minds and Confident Individuals Our Vision A Vibrant School of Choice where Character Shines and Talents Soar

9 Care Excellence Respect Responsibility Resilience Rallying Together

10 Hallmark of a Whitesandian By the end of the six years, our pupils will be confident individuals with caring hearts, creative minds and will exude the qualities of being responsible, respectful, caring and able to rally together in times of need and resilient in times of adversities.

11 Getting in touch address Call General Office for urgent matters response may not be immediate, probably 2-3 working days. School contact details: General Office Number: Staff Room 1 Number: (EMS / ML teachers) Staff Room 2 Number: (CL / TL teachers) Pupil s Handbook

12 SNAC (Smart Notification Acknowledgement Console) SNAC is a smartphone (Android& IOS) app that uses the 3G/4G/WIFI network to receive notification send by the school.

13 Why Use SNAC? As of April 2015, the school is utilising SNAC to send notifications such as our school s In Link Bulletin to parents. We will be discontinuing the use of printed copies for notifications in the later part of the year. Please sign up if you have not done so. Instructions for signing up can be found in

14 Common Understanding Pupils Grooming School Uniform Monday & Friday PE Attire (Tue, Wed & Thurs) Attendance Matters If pupil is absent, an MC or Parent s letter is required

15 Subject Teachers English Mdm Vas Mathematics (Banded) Mr Ng, Mr Liew, Mr Ang, Mrs Chow & Mdm Nadia Science Mdm Maznah PE & HE Mrs Susan Tan Social Studies Mrs Katherine Chow Art & Craft Mrs Droze

16 What we are doing for English Areas of Language Learning (Overview) English lessons are conducted via Listening Reading Speaking Writing Grammar Vocabulary

17 School-based Resources (Overview) STELLAR Learning Sheets Companion Booklets Oral & Listening Comprehension booklet Comprehension Synthesis Composition

18 Components to be tested (Overview) Paper 1 (Writing) Paper 2 (Language Use) Paper 3 (Listening Comprehension) Paper 4 (Oral Communication) Term 1 (0%) Term 2 (30%) Term 3 (30%) Term 4 (40%)

19 PAPER 1 (Writing) 2 (Language Use) Assessment Format COMPONENT ITEM TYPE NO. OF ITEMS MARKS DURATION Continuous Writing Visual Text Comprehension MCQ 5 5 Grammar MCQ 8 8 Vocabulary MCQ 8 8 Punctuation MCQ 3 3 Synthesis OE 4 4 Grammar Cloze OE 7 7 Vocabulary Cloze OE min OE 7 7 Comprehension 1 OE up to 8 8 Comprehension 2 OE h 20 min

20 Assessment Format PAPER 3 (Listening Comprehension) 4 (Oral Communication) COMPONENT Listening Comprehension ITEM TYPE NO. OF ITEMS MARKS MCQ Reading Aloud OE 1 passage 6 Stimulus-based Conversation OE 1 visual stimulus 10

21 What we are doing for Mathematics Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Unit 1: Numbers to Unit 2: Factors and Multiples Unit 3: Multiplication and Division of Whole Numbers Unit 4: Whole Numbers: Word Problems Unit 8: Fractions Unit 9: Addition and Subtraction of Fractions Unit 10: Decimals Unit 11: The Four Operations of Decimals Unit 12: Decimals: The Word Problems Unit 14: Tables and Graphs Unit 15: Time Unit 7: Symmetry Unit 5: Angles Unit 6: Squares and Rectangles Unit 13: Area and Perimeter

22 Paper Format BOOKLET ITEM TYPE NO. OF QUESTIONS MARKS DURATION Booklet A Booklet B Multiple- Choice Short-Answer Problem Sums h 45 min Topics to be tested (Overview) Term 1 (0%) Term 2 (30%) Term 3 (30%) Term 4 (40%) Units 1 4 Units 8 12 Units 1 12 Unit 14 Units 1 14

23 What we are doing for Science Science lessons are conducted via 5 E cycle through Inquiry Based Learning Engage Explore Explain Elaborate Evaluate Process skills Basic : Observing, Classifying, Comparing, Communication, Using Apparatus HOTS :Analysing, Inferring, Investigating, Generating Possibilities, Predicting, Evaluating

24 What we are doing for Science Text book, Activity Workbook Term 1: Cycles, Systems Term 2: Systems, Energy (Light) Term 3: Energy (Light), Energy (Heat) Term 4: Energy (Heat) Science Process Skills book Assessment : Term 1: Bite-size test, SA1, CA2 SA2

25 Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Matter Plants and their parts Light and shadows Your amazing body as a system Topics to be taught (Overview) Light and shadows Heat and temperature Heat and temperature

26 Topics to be tested (Overview) Term 1 (0%) Term 2 (30%) Diversity of living things Term 3 (30%) Life cycles of plants and animals Term 4 (40%) Diversity of living things Magnets Diversity of materials Diversity of materials Matter Human digestive system Matter Human digestive system Life cycles of plants and animals Magnets Plant system Plant system Matter Light Heat Light Human digestive system Plant system Light Heat

27 Paper Format (SA1, CA2 & SA2) BOOKLET ITEM TYPE NO. OF QUESTIONS MARKS DURATION A Multiple-Choice h 45 min B Open-Ended More details on Assessment will be sent out on the week beginning 6 February 2017

28 Supplementary/Remedial Lessons Monday 2.15 pm 3.00pm 3.00 pm 3.45 pm Mother Tongue Science Tuesday 2.15 pm 3.00 pm Mathematics 3.00 pm 3.45 pm English Supplementary lessons will commence in Term 2.

29 Key Programmes for Primary 4 Department Enrichment Programmes Mathematics Math Olympiad Training Day / Time 22 Mar - 17 May (1.45 p.m p.m.) 31 May - 2 Jun (9 a.m a.m.) Science E2K 1 Feb - 8 Mar (1.45 p.m p.m.) Pupils involved Cost per child 20 pupils $120 ($84 by Edusave, $36 by School)

30 Key Programmes for Primary 4 Department Enrichment Programmes Day / Time Physical & Health Education Road Safety Park 7 Mar (TBC) NAPFA 10 Apr Outdoor Camp 3D2N Sep Social Studies Field-based Learning to National Museum of Singapore TBC: P4A & P4B - 10 July, Mon P4C & P4D - 11 July, Tues P4E - 12 July, Wed

31 Key Programmes for Primary 4 After-school programme (For Latch-key pupils) LWK after Class Programme City Befrienders' Club Student Haven

32 Pupils progression from P1 to P5 Primary 4 SBB Parental Option Orientation Stage Primary 5 Pupils progress en-block Foundation Stage Primary 3 Primary 2 1 st 2 classes placed according to their strengths in EL and Math; & rest mixed ability Pupils progress en-block Primary 1

33 Subject-Based Banding (SBB) SBB introduced in 2008 to ensure that student s interests and strengths are taken into consideration when he/she progresses Allow students to take subjects at different levels depending on their aptitudes and abilities in these subjects help each pupil to proceed at a pace that child can manage Introduced as a refinement to the streaming process SBB aims to help every student realise his potential

34 An Illustration E.g.: Student is strong in English and Mother Tongue very weak in Mathematics and Science, May Choose : Standard English & Standard MT Foundation Math & Foundation Science Rationale Help focus and improve on the subjects that strong in while building up the fundamentals in the weak subjects

35 SBB Terms Used (since 2008) 4 Standard Standard : English; Math; Science; MTL 4 Standard + 1 Higher MT 4 Standard [EL; Math; Science; MTL] + Higher Mother Tongue Foundation Foundation: EL; Science; Math; MT

36 Recommendation for 4S + 1 HMT at Primary 5 Criteria 1 EL MATH MT SC Band 1 Band 1 Band 1 Band 1 Criteria 2 EL MATH MT SC Band 1 Band 1 Band 2* Band 1 or 2 * [min. 80 marks]

37 Recommendation for Std / Fdn Course at Primary 5 4 Standard Pass 3 or more subjects at Primary 4 4 Foundation Band 4 (below 50 marks) in all subjects

38 Recommendation for Std / Fdn Course at Primary 5 The school is open to students taking foundation course with the following subject combinations: 2 Standard & 2 Foundation Standard English, Standard Mother Tongue Foundation Math and Foundation Science

39 Parental Option The school will recommend the course for students to study at Primary 5, based on the Primary 4 End-of-Year Examination results. Parents will indicate their choice for the type of course shortly after the release of the Primary 4 End-of-Year Examination results (in Middle of November). Arrangements will be made for the parents to meet the teachers if they need clarifications regarding the choices.

40 Primary 4 Assessment Weightage Assessment Percentage CA 1 Nil SA 1 30 % CA 2 30 % SA 2 40 % Total 100 % 40

41 Interaction Time

42 Hope you have enjoyed the session. Looking forward to collaborate in ensuring great success for your child Kindly complete the evaluation form

43 MT sessions MT Chinese - School Hall MT Malay AVA (Level 4) MT Tamil Tamil Room (Level 4)